Oak Grove is 9-1 against Silver Creek since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Oak Grove Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Silver Creek Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Oak Grove is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Oak Grove can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Gunderson 12-2.
Eric Richard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Richard was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
In other batting news, Jeremiah Vierra and Brandon Stewart did most of the damage at the plate: Vierra scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Stewart scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Stewart has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eric Pavia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek fell victim to Lincoln and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the Lions. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Silver Creek in their matchups with Lincoln: they've now lost four in a row.
Silver Creek saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Baldovino, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Oak Grove has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Silver Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything went Oak Grove's way against Silver Creek in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Oak Grove made off with an 8-1 victory. Does Oak Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silver Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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